Getting familiar with keyboard shortcuts not only help you get
the work done faster, but also more efficient. If your daily job really heavily on using Windows,
here are some 100+ Windows Keyboard Shortcuts you might want to check out. If
there’s any nifty shortcuts we have missed, appreciate a heads up.
The General Shortcuts
We’ll kickoff the
list with some really general shortcuts that you often used.
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CTRL+C (Copy)
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CTRL+X (Cut)
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CTRL+V (Paste)
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CTRL+Z (Undo)
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Delete (Delete)
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Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item
in the Recycle Bin)
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CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
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CTRL+Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
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F2 key (Rename the selected item)
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CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
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CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
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CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next
paragraph)
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CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous
paragraph)
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CTRL+Shift with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
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Shift with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a
window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
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CTRL+A (Select all)
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F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
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Alt+Enter (View the properties for the selected item)
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Alt+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
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Alt+Enter (Display the properties of the selected object)
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Alt+Spacebar (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
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CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have
multiple documents open simultaneously)
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Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items)
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Alt+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
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F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the
desktop)
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F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows
Explorer)
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Shift+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
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Alt+Spacebar (Display the System menu for the active window)
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CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
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Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding
menu)
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Underlined letter in a command
name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
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F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
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RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
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LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
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F5 key (Update the active window)
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Backspace (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows
Explorer)
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ESC (Cancel the current task)
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Shift when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the
CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
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CTRL+Tab (Move forward through the tabs)
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CTRL+Shift+Tab (Move backward through
the tabs)
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Tab (Move forward through the options)
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Shift+Tab (Move backward through the options)
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Alt+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select
the corresponding option)
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Enter (Perform the command for the active option or button)
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Spacebar (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
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Arrow keys (Select a button if
the active option is a group of option buttons)
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F1 key (Display Help)
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F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
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Backspace (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save
As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
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Win (Display or hide the Start menu)
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Win+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
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Win+D (Display the desktop)
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Win+M (Minimize all of the windows)
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Win+Shift+M
(Restore the minimized windows)
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Win+E (Open My Computer)
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Win+F (Search for a file or a folder)
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CTRL+Win+F (Search
for computers)
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Win+F1 (Display Windows Help)
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Win+ L (Lock the keyboard)
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Win+R (Open the Run dialog box)
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Win+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
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Right Shift for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
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Left Alt+left Shift+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
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Left Alt+left Shift+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys
either on or off)
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Shift five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
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NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
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Win +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
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END (Display the bottom of the active window)
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HOME (Display the top of the active window)
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NUM LOCK+* (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected
folder)
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NUM LOCK++ (Display the contents of the selected folder)
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NUM LOCK+- (Collapse the selected folder)
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LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the
parent folder)
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RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the
first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys For Character Map
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After you double-click a
character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the
keyboard shortcuts:
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RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
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LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
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UP ARROW (Move up one row)
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DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
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PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
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PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
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HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
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END (Move to the end of the line)
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CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
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CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
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Spacebar (Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is
selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
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CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
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CTRL+N (Open a new console)
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CTRL+S (Save the open console)
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CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
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CTRL+W (Close window/tab)
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F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
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Alt+Spacebar (Display the MMC window menu)
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Alt+F4 (Close the console)
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Alt+A (Display the Action menu)
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Alt+V (Display the View menu)
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Alt+F (Display the File menu)
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Alt+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
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CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
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Alt+- (Display the window menu for the active console window)
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Shift+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
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F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
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F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
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CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
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CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
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Alt+Enter (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected
item)
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F2 key (Rename the selected item)
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CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one
console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
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CTRL+Alt+END (Open the m*cro$oft
Windows NT Security dialog box)
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Alt+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
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Alt+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
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Alt+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
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Alt+HOME (Display the Start menu)
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CTRL+Alt+BREAK (Switch the client
computer between a window and a full screen)
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Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu)
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CTRL+Alt+- (Place a snapshot of the
active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the
same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
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CTRL+Alt++ (Place a snapshot of the
entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same
functionality as pressing Alt+PRINT SCREEN on a local
computer.)
Internet Explorer Navigation
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CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
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CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
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CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
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CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
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CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
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CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
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CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web
address)
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CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
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CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
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CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
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CTRL+W (Close the current window)
